Hamilton Ross Hamilton brought the Ross to market in 1938 and it became one of their most iconic watches. The model pictured above came with a 19 Jewel 982 movement. Considered one of the Company’s most stylish wristwatches, for some unknown reason, Hamilton only produced 3,500 units pure year while cataloged. In the photo above, […]
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On the Road with a Special Hamilton George Kennedy’s story of a love affair with the brand by Ian Kennedy Ruby + George Top Hat My Grandfather, George Kennedy, came to love Hamilton watches by way of South Bend watches and Studebaker cars. From the time he was a young man he was drawn to
Note: The best place on the planet to find out about Hamilton Electrics among others is The Electric Watch Co in the UK. It’s a remarkable website. Hamilton struck first in using an electrical power source rather than a coiled piece of spring steel. Hamilton began research on the electric watch in 1946. Development began
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by Tom Adelsten When we talk about something’s value or worth, we really have three ways you can measure it: Market Value Income Value Value in Use I’ve found most people want to discuss market value and rarely think about the others. Most of us want an appraisal and that’s tricky. If it’s for insurance
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In an earlier post, I gave an example of a replica watch advertised as a Hamilton Khaki Field Chrono Auto Steel Brown XL Mens Watch H7156557. The picture used by the dozen or so resellers of this fake watch is the same. Replica watches are made by third party case manufacturers who buy their movements from
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